NAME

SYNOPSIS

thin_repair [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}

DESCRIPTION

thin_repair reads binary thin provisioning metadata created by the respective device-
mapper target from one device or file , repairs it and writes it to another device or
file. If written to a metadata device , the metadata can be processed by the device-
mapper target.
This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
-i,--input{device|file}
Input file or device with binary metadata.
-o,--output{device|file}
Output file or device for repaired binary metadata.
-h,--help
Print help and exit.
-V,--version
Output version information and exit.

EXAMPLE

Reads the binary thin provisioning metadata from file metadata , repairs it and writes it
to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further processing by the respective device-mapper
target:
thin_repair-imetadata-o/dev/vg/metadata